Nebraska Newspapers

    TWENTIETH. YEAH ,
TOE HT LIKE HEROES ,
Omaha riremon Do Desperate Battle with a
Stubborn Conflagration.
CAUGHT BENEATH A FALLING WALL ,
lour Members of No. Z Hose Badly Injured
During the Struggle ,
n HAPPENED ON HISTORIC GROUND.
Thirteen Tcurs Ago Four from the Baino
Company Wcro Killed There.
HOW THE FLAMES WERE DISCOVERED.
Originated In tlio K'.tclion ' Story
of tlio Flro Unilcr tlio Wail
* I'll n iu Among the
GtlCHtM.
"Sixty-three.11 then " 1 n 1" brought
every llromnn in Omnha to the Paxton hotel
shortly after 10 o'clock last night.
In the upper floor of the annex to the main
building ttio names wcro making merry
havoc. It was from the alloy the tight must
bo made. In opening tlio fight four Ill-omen
wcro Injured.
Ladders wcro run up apainst the burning
building , and on ono Captain Carter of No. 2
hose , with Plpoman Martin Mulvllilll , Peter
McOuiro and Thomas Downs of the 'Jnd
started to ascend. Tlio top of the long lad
der reached nearly to the roof of the annex.
When the men had gotten well nbovo the
pavement , the wall fell out directly above
their heads. .
L./ Down came n cruel mass of hot brick nnd
mortar , crushing onto tile devoted firemen
and burying them beneath It. They were
crushed to the hard pavement below ,
mangled and bleeding.
Soon as possible , and the workers labored
with desperate rapidity , the Injured men
wcro extricated nnd berne tenderly into
Goodly Breaker's saloon , where they wcro
ministered to. Later they were removed to
the hospital.
Hero Is a strange fatality. Thirteen years
ngo , September 5,1878 , when the Grand Cen
tral burned , No. 3 company , then tbo Fire
Kings , lost four men , killed almost upon the
' terrible nccl-
same spot where lust night's
dcnloccurred.
In the meantime thQro was hurrying nnd
scurrying among the guests -of the hotel.
Sunday night's rest was rudely -Interrupted.
It was but n short time till everybody wns
hurrying out of the building , but the con
fusion did not talco a dangerous aspect.
Gaosts quickly removed their effects , and
servants swiftly secured such portables as
could bo easily moved , and mndo way 'or the
onslaught , of the clement.
Out In the streets dense throngs of people
gaped upward at the rolling smoke , or
wutched the flromon as they rushed hither
and yon , handling the hose and directing the
water. When the wall , which carried such
deadly result with It , fell put.it > maito a , gap
for the ( lames , and lurid Indcod did tho. lire
shlno forth. But through the same gap four
streams of water poured , aud It proved n
means to the end of extinguishing the blaze.
Story of this Flro.
At 9:45 : some of tlio servants , who sleep in
the second and third story of the wing used
for a kitchen , were aroused by tbo presence
of smoke in the apartments. Tlmy Im
mediately rushed out of their rooms nnd
down to the oflico where the alarm was given
to Chief Clerk Sherman.
Mr. Sherman hurried tothokftohon , which
is on the first lloor , and finding the door
locked , kicked it open , supposing the flro had
-jroljicd but llttlo headway and a few buckets
of watel1 would extinguish It. When the
door gave way ho found th'o Interior of tbo
kitchen n densd cloud of smoke , through
which the flames ploumod dangerously.
The flro seamed to have caught from or
near the broiling rungcs in the north end of
the kitchen , and had quickly been communi
cated to a pantry running along the csat side.
IlcKinnlni ; tlio K11 ; I it.
The alarm wns at once turned In and
in three minutes the cuomlcnl and hose cart
dashed up the alloy and began the flght
ngalnst grc.it odds , for the smoke was then
issuing irom the windows ot the second and
third stories of the kitchen.
Hose cart No 2 arrived a few moments
later and then came No. 0 , and ten minutes
later No , 1 from Twenty-fourth and Cumlng.
The excitement from the flrst
was Intense. The firemen realized that there
wns serious work ahead and remembering
the awful scones that the flro Hand had cre
ated on thnt fateful spot , they worked like
Inspired heroes.
The windows In the flrst story were
smashed In and several streams were soon
pouring volumes of water Into the
kitchen , The wlnj , Is accessible from the
alloy on the south and. nn urea on the west.
It was soon apparent 'from the volumes of
smoke that began to burst forth near the roof
of the kitchen annex that the flromcn must
mount the ladders and catch the flames before
they reached the open air ,
ClluililiiK tlio Imiblcra.
Trucks Nos. 3 and 1 swung up their lad
ders at the south and the daring boys of No.
3 were soon nttho third story window on the
west and had Just turned loosfe on the flames
within when , with n crash , a section of the
west wall at the top foil out , nnd amid
frightful cries of anguish from the four men
on the ladder and a groan of horror from the
other flromcn nnd tno few spectators In the
alloy , the falling bricks carried the men and
ladder and hose to the ground In n sickening
mass of smoking clay and bleeding humanity.
Unilcr the Wall.
Scarcely had the smoke cleared away before -
fore the uninjured comrades of the four unfortunate -
fortunate men dashed into the horrible heap
of debris and began tbo work of rescuing the
partially burled flromon.
The iven caught In the disaster were
Captain Carter and Plpemcn Martin
Mnlviblll Peter McGulrc , and Thomas
Downs. The doors tj Goodly Brookor's
Kaloon , right across the alloy , wcro
thrown open , and the Injured men wcro
hastily , but tenderly , carried In and laid on
the lloor.
lloor.'J ho Injureil .Mem.
They were all unconscious when rescued
but McGulro. Ho was able to sit up , but
was com pi a In lug pltcousiy of a terrible paiu
In his head and nbout the stomach. Blood
wus trickling down his face from a cut on the
sldo of the temple.
Captain Carter soon regained conscious
ness , but was scarcely able to talk for some
time. Ho had several ugly gashes about the
forehead and was evidently Injured about the
back ,
Mulvlhill was horribly cut in three
THE OMAHA DAILY
, , . NUMBER , 204.
OMAHA , MONDAY MOHNING APRIL 13 1891.
places on tlio head nnd lost a great deal of
blood.
Thomas Downs was also very seriously
hurt. Ho had a fearful cut on the top of tie
head and several gashes nbout the face and
forehead.
Medical assistance was summoned In
stantly , nnd In flvo minutes Drs. Olnn and
Crosscn arrived and sot to work dressing tuo
wounds temporarily nnd malting the suf
ferers ns comfortable as possible.
A few moments later Dr. Howard Cook
and Dr. Leo arrived , nnd the room soon took
on the appearance of nn army hospital In
Mme of battle.
Captain Cormnck nnd Sergeant Stewart
assisted In curing ; for the Injured men and
keeping buck the crowd.
After the \Vnll Pell.
When the west wall fell out the flumes got
fresh air anil burst forth In n most threaten
ing manner. It looked for n few moments
as though the department would bo bullied In
the attempt to hold mid extinguish the ilatncs
In the kitchen annex.
A guest at n third-story window on the
south side \vns \ calling loudly for help. His
from was filled with smoke nnd for some
reason ho could not flnd the stairway on the
outside. A long Indtier was raised and ho
rescued after breathing considerable smoke.
The firemen reuoublucl their efforts nnd
with eight streams pin ylng into the windows
of the third story and tnrough tno doors
from the main building , the llamcs wcro soon
gotten under control.
I'milo A inoni ; tlio Oucstx.
While all this was taking place on the out-
sldo there was a wild rush , n hurrying
to and fro and rushing down stairs within
the palatial hostelry such as has not been
oxpcricncoj In Omaha In many.years.
Many of the guests had retired , and they
rushed from their rooms with toilets
very hastily inndo. Many of the
cooler heads took the matter calmly ,
and made careful inquiry every few moments
nbout the progress of the lire. Many paid
their bills and went to other houses. The
proprietors and clurks of the Puxton did
everything In their power to allay unneces
sary nlarm.
The smoke soon penetrated all through the
rooms on the west side nnd spread through
the halls nnd to the odlco below.
The llreincii carried the hose to the second ,
third and fourth floors , but there was very
little water In the main building , excepting
on the second floor , whore It floated over the
carpet three inches deep ,
13ml of tlio Firo.
At 11:150 : the flumes bud boon entirely ex
tinguished nnd the llremon bsgan to gather
up the hose nnd return to their respective eu-
gihb houses. Chief Galilean deputized throb
men to stay with the building all night as
sisting in getting the water out.
Captain Carter was taken homo. The phy
sician found that his legs were paralyzed ,
the result of concussion of the spine. Ilo was
'
bauly cut about the head. His recovery'
by no means certain.
Martin Mulvihtll was also taken homo.
Downs and McGulro are single men. and
wore-taken to St. Joseph's hospital.
KjinrkH From tlio K.tolicn.
Messrs. Bratnard & Eastman's place the
entire damage to building , furniture nnd all
ut f-.Ti.OOO. They will bo prepared in a couple
of da3s ; to servo meals. For the present the
guests will take their meals nt the Murray.
It. K. Harris , u traveling man of Chicago ,
occupied a room in the third story of the
kitchen annex and lost all his samples in the
lire.
lire.There
There wcro eighteen servant girls In the
kitchen annex. All but two of them lost all
their clothing hut that which they woro.
Nearly all the guests returned to their
rooms In the Paxton nt midnight nnd retired.
Tlio Paxton hotel Is owned by the Kitchen
Brothers hotel company. The building was
insured for $100,000 and the furniture for
$ T > 0,000. . _
.4 SVSI'JCIOVS CALM.
The Situation of the Burlington
Switchmen's Strike nt. Denver.
DKXVEII , Colo. , April 12. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE Bcc.l There Is a calm in the
Burlington switchmen's situation which Is
extremely suspicious. Either the strike will
bo a dead failure or It will assume very sorl-
ous proportions. Tomorrow , or Tuesday at
the latest , will probably determine. While
'
all Is quiet nt the yards nnd the Burlington
trains nro moving , the men nro holding meet
ings and counselling with the train inon of
other roads. There is a virtual boycott on
Burlington cars in other yards. The Hio
Grande made nn olTort today to
huvo It raised so far as that ,
company was concerned , but failed , As
matters look tonight it scorns probable that
an effective boycott will bo maintained until
the Burlington strikers nro satisfied. The
real danger is that all the trainmen of
other roads may become Involved In the
strike nnd thus brine business In tno city tea
a standstill. Much depends on the actions of
the meetings , which will not adjourn until
late tonight.
There is ono very curious phase which the
trouble Is assuming. President Harrison Is
routed cast from this city next month over
the Burlington. Union men dedaro that un
less lie boycotts iho road they will bovcott
him if ho comes up for re-election. Whether
tlioy can nmlto a national Issue out of this
affair remains to bo seen.
VOX'fHAVTOKH CO 31UIXI ! ,
Preparing to Rental Alleged Unjust
DuiuumU of Italnrcra.
SAX Pnvxcisco , Cala. , April 1 ! ! . Seventy-
live contractors nnd builders met yesterday to
consider what action should bo taken in regard -
gard to the proposo'd boycott of trades unions
on iron work manufactured by non-union
foundries. Resolutions were adopted pro
testing against boycotts and n committee was
appointed to ollcct n permanent organ
ization of employers of labor to resist
the unreasonable demands of the trades
unions. Besides this association of builders
another combination of employers is being
formed , in which over $100,000.000 capital is
ropro.u-ntod. This association Is being formed
for the purpose of protecting employers
against unjust demands of labor unions , but
will not touch the wngo question. A week
ago tlio shoemakers in n prominent factory
went on a strike because tlio firm introduced
a lasting machine. As no settlement could
bo arranged , three other firms , comprising
the shoo manufacturers association , last night
declared a Jockout , Ono thousand men ,
women and boys are thus thrown out of em
ployment.
Shaft liouso Hlown Up ami Two .Min-
ern Fatally Injured.
Di.Jkcic HAWK , Colo. , April 13.--Spcclal [
Telegram to TUT. BuK.--Thla | morning about
7iO : ! o'ciocit a boiler exploded in the shaft
house of the Amcricus mine , the property of
ox-Senator Newell and train Mellnr. Three
men , Frank Deng , John Solak and Fred Ot-
meyer , lessrs of the property , went to work
this morning fur Hits purpose of hoisting.
Deng and Solak stayed on top nnd Otmoyer
went down to till the bucket. It seems they
had Just fairly started when the explosion
occurred. Thn shook was felt all over the
entire city. The shaft house was scattered
In all directions. Parts of the holler wcro
found several hundred feet away. Dung and
Solak wcro badly hurt. Deng may recover
but Solak will die.
BIG CHICAGO CONFLAGRATION ,
Ficrco Blaza That Threatened to Sweep
from Halsted Street to tlfo Lake. „
THE LOSS FULLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS ,
I'nnlo In KoliI & Mltldletcm'n Museum
A Police OlIlcer'H Heroism
Flro Dopiirtmmit'N MIIK-
nilluoat Work.
CHICACIO , April 12. Chicago this evening
suffered one of the most disastrous conflag
rations that has occurred hero slnco the big
fire of 1871. Tlio loss Is fully $1,000,000.
It was nlmost nt tlio geographical cnntor of
the city that the flames started , nnd like the
terrible disaster of twenty years ngo , began
in n stable. In this case the stable was the
propcrtyof the well known furniture manu
facturer and politician , John M. Smyth , nnd
was located In the rear of his big house-fur
nishing establishment on West Madison , near
Halsted street. The flames speedily com
municated to the furniture establishment
nnd n moment later to Kohl & Mlddloton's
dlmo museum.
A general alarm to the flro department
soon followed , supplemented by special calls
for extra engines , as the flro was seen to bo
gaining ground with extraordinary rapidity.
in less than five minutes smoke was pour
ing from every window in the museum and
enveloping the huge six-story building oc
cupied by Smyth. When , in n mnrvelously
short time , both structures had turned Into n
jnnss of flame , great fiery tongues darted
across tlio street and lodged In the upper
stories of the buildings on the north side of
Madison street. A moment Inter the firemen
found themselves working between two
towering walls of flames.
For a time It looked ns though the con
flagration would got beyond control and , ns
in 1871 , sweep toward the lake. To add to
the trouble the wind Was blowing a stilt' gnlo
from the west.
Probably twenty thousand rcoplo gathered
In the neighboring streets watching the
progress of the possibly impending calamity.
At this critical Juncture , however , the
thorough discipline of the flro department
became magnificently apparent. The men ,
obeying orders , stood steadily In the street ,
where the flames scorched them from either
side , and after a llorco battle at length
brought tlio flro In a measure under control.
The immense blaze , however , continued to
rage in the buildings already partly de
stroyed. The museum was nothing but a
heap of ruins and the walls of the Sm yth
building were falling ono nftor another.
Fortunately they all fell inward and no v > er-
son was injured.
Across the street nlso the walls soon suc
cumbed to the furious onslaught. The upper
story of the thrco-story building on thb north
west corner of Madison and Union streets
caught flro. The flames lodged around the
windows of the fifth story of the Hay market
theatre building and were soon stretching
along under the mansard roof. Just west
of the Hay market theatre the llvo-story build
ing of the People's outfitting company caught
flro In front , and despite all efforts the build
ings between Union street nnd the Hny-
mnrkot block were wiped out , as well ns those
on the south sldo of the street. In the Hoy-
market the flro was confined to the upper
story , but tlio whole building was filled with
smoke and water.
Tlio first intimation the Inmates of Kohl
& Mlddloton's museum had of the close
proximity of the flro was when some ono
opened a window on the third floor , through
which a volume of smoke poured. A wild
panic followed among the 400 persons. In
the building , most of whom , fortunately ,
were on the first floor watching the variety
performance. They wore appraised of the
danger by a stampede on the upper floors ,
and as they arose to their feet nnd ( led
precipitately toward the front door flro ap
peared at the rear window increasing their
terror.
The emergency brought out n hero in the
person of Policeman Patrick Shoeliy. Forc
ing his way through the frightened people ,
who were madly retarding each other , ho
stationed himself at the head of the stairs ,
and , drawing a revolver , declared his inten
tion to kill the first person who refused to
obey his orders. By his coolness nnd de
termination ho succeeded in quieting the
panic nnd with ono exception every
body reached the street in safety. The
exception wasC. II. Messenger , n young man ,
who leaped from n window before Ofllcor
Sheeny reHchcd the stair landing , mid was
frightfully Injured. ' Several persons follow
ing him stopped , horror stricken , long enough
to bo corralled by Shoehy nnd his revolver
Ono old lady fell when near the bottom of the
stairs and broke an arm.
As soon as Olllcer Shoohy cleared the people
ple out ho wont up to the third floor , where
scores of monkeys were cngcd. Ho wrenched
apart the iron bars of the cages so that the
little animals could escape , bub with lu
nate perversoncss and to the chagrin
of Shoehy they scampered upstairs
and were burned to death. The policeman
nearly lost his own life in getting down
stairs.
The excitement among the freaks who
wcro on exhibition on tlio third floor was
pitiful. They wore practically unable to
help themselves and wore with dlfllculty re
strained from throwing themselves from the
windows. Madame Carver , the 000-pound
woman , seized her midget soup dragged her
self to a roar window and was nbout to
throw the child out , when aha was restrained
by Manager Delmont , who with difficulty
escorted them down stairs. A. T.
Lafayette , father of the big headed
boy , who was so top-heavy that ho
could not navigate alone , seized the boy nnd
while loading him cut found the Albino girl
almost blind and groping about In the smoko.
With the big-headed boy under his arm ho
seized the Albino , dragged her to n stairway
ntd ) soon reached the street.
The flro In the Haymarkot theater was dis
covered Just twenty minutes before the close
of the last act. The smoke was barely per
ceptible when the manager stepped out on
the stage and endeavored to persuade the
audience to fllo out In order. At this moment
some ono shouted "flro , " and a panic seemed
Imminent. The excitement was partially
subdued by prompt work on the part of the
ushers and the theater was soon cleared with
out casualties.
Just before the west wall of the Smyth
building fell a venturesome boy climbed up to
the third floor of the building adjoining nnd
stood watching the flames. When the wall
toppled over and the s.tnoko had cleared away
ho could not bo seen , and It Is feared that ho
wont down In the mass of debris.
While the flro was at Its height the sldo-
walk'at Union and Meridian streets collapsed ,
precipitating forty pooulo Into an excavation
beneath. Mrs. Bosglo Hlgging was fatally
injured and several otuers painfully hurt.
When the flro broke out Dr. J. / . Bcrcron
attending Mrs. Sarah Macks in a flat iu
ono of the buildings subsequently burned.
When the fire got too close Bergron seized
the suffering woman and , wrapping nor in
some blankets , descended three flights of
stairs with bis burden and 'carried her to a
rofuga near by. Tn' ' 'loss ' than fif
teen minutes a flno girl baby was
bom amid the crash of falling walls
nnd the shouts of the flromon. Both mother
nnd child aro.doing well. Dr. Bergron lost n
valuable sot of instruments nnd his overcoat
mid lint , but tonight"wns happy in having
saved his patient's ' life.
The Episcopal cathedral on Washington
boulevard caught flro from Hying sparks , but
the flames wcro extinguished before any
damage was done.
One of the exciting incidents was the panic
which seized the bonrdora nt the Haymarkot
hotel. When the flames leaped across the
street about forty occupants of the hotel , in
cluding the servants , made n wild rush for
the back stairway. The latter Is a narrow ,
winding nfTnlr , and booamo blocked , result
ing In the mob being badly bruised nnd
frightened before getting out. Charles
Monger wns nsleep in his room nnd was suffo
cating , with one sldo of his face badly .burned ,
when ho was found and carried out.
It took forty flro engines and iiOO firemen
to bring It under subjection. Several times
| t seemed as If the men would bo compelled
to abandon their engines so intcnso was the
hcnt , but , cheered on liy Indcfntlguablo su
periors , they managed to withstand It by
turning the hose upon themselves. The
nerve displayed by the firemen was height
ened by the fact that a\l \ the time they know
that nt least 100 barrel ? of oil , varnish , etc. ,
were stored In the basement of the Smyth
establishment , likely at any time to cause a
terrific explosion. They flooded the bnso-
mcut , keeping the oil completely covered up.
' John Smyth's loss on stock and build
ing Is fully SMO.OOO ; Kohl & Mtddleton ,
inusu'cm , $85,000 ; Ncclcy Brothers , boots nud
shoos , $20,000 ; A. Knempfer , Jeweler , f 15-
000 ; Alfred Peats , wall paper , StiO.OOO ; M.
Irrman , tobaconlst , $ . ' 5,000 ; Ilutina ft Hogg ,
liquors , ? -0,0'JO. A miscellaneous of other
linns and the Haymarkot theater will bring
the total up to $1,000,000. The Insurance Is
light. Smyth carried but * l25,000. ! Kohl &
Mlddleton nnd Irrman hud allowed theirs to
lapse , ns they expected to move in a couple of
weeks. The insurance of the other sufferers
ls "Kht-
VK A X CK AxTt f3 flit 31A X1" .
Complaint That Knj > 2roi- William
Bniiba CnriinJ's Subjects.
PAIUS , April 12. Horbetto , French ambas
sador to Germany , has sent Minister of For
eign Affairs Klbot a dispatch full of misgiv
ings as to the nature of his relations with tlio
Berlin foreign oflico. Ho says Chancellor
Von Caprivl treats him with formal polite
ness , while Emperor ( William , who was
formerly affable , how speaks curtly
and has shown positive ill humor
toward Frenchmen 'whom Hcrbetto has
introduced at receptions. All this , which Is
undoubtedly duo to dlssatlsfnction with the
treatment received by'Empress Frederick In
Purls , causes increase .anxiety in govern
ment circles bore. Hitherto Herbotto's own
reports , as well as tlier bfUclal Informa
tion from Berlin , have shown that M. Her-
bettoswos n persona grain .with Emperor Wil
liam and that thy a'nbcssador was on-tho
most amicable persounl levins with the chiefs
of the Uorlln foreign olilce. Nothing has
occurred between the ambassador and M.
Klbot to Indicate the vi tentlon of the Gor-
uian government to ipeijr-w t.ho tension of
relations " 'already uufttctonily strained.
If the French government ascertains
that the kaiser's altered attltudo
toward Hcrbetto arises from dissatis
faction over the treatment received
by Empress Frederick In Paris his early re-
cull is certain. So far us known in official
circles the kaiser exonerated M. Hcrbetto
from all blame in the mutter , while M. Hibot
considered the conduct of the ambassador In
retaliation to the Paris incident to have been
absolutely correct. "
Leaders of the recent minors' congre ? are
arranging to appoint a general strike executive
"
tive committce"composed equally of repre
sentatives of French , English , German and
Belgian miners. The Gorman miners have
decided in the event of a strike in Belgium to
also strike if the Germancollieries endeavor
to supply Belgium with coal. The English
delegates also guarantee to stop the export of
coal. If the new systein of drawing upon
American coal weakens their position the
executive committee will open 'communica
tion with the American unions. Striheagitu-
tion ? in America nro being watched with
keen interest.
The socialist groups nro qu&rrollincr over
the programme for May day. It is proposed
by ono section to march to the Palais
Boulogne and send a dubiund' for a work day
of i-ight hours. This proposition Is opposed
by the loading section , headed by tno
Allemano. on the ground that the govern
ment will listen politely enough , but will
practically Ignore thvfr requests , The
government will permit greater freedom
during the coming demonstration , allowing
the organizing committee the broadest kind
of programme.
In accordance with the opinions of legal
advisers of the foreign oflico the Chilian
cruisers built in Prance will bo handed to
the government or liaiinacoda under a stipu
lation that no French crows shall bo en
gaged and that the only assistance tlio ves
sels shall got in Franco will bo permission to
coal nnd complete such equipments
as are necessary to onnblo them
to reach Chili. The cruiser ProsJdento
Pinto will bo completed in May. The Er-
rasourb. is nearly ready. A British crow ,
engaged chiefly to strengthen the Chilian
marines , Is already here under Colonel Villa-
grin.
grin.Tho.denth . of P. T , Barnum elicited numer
ous press comments on his career. His name
Is familiar to the people nnd has become
Incorporated In the French language. Min
ister Keid said : "Burnujn had many excel
lent qualities. Horace Greoloy was ono with
Barnum on the question of temperance nnd
univcrsallsin. A few years ago , " added Mr.
Held , "Barnum sent mo this autobiography
with a dedication on the fly leaf saying : 'As
I cannot live to correct the proof sheets of
my obituary , I offer you .these- paces , where
you will find all the facts , of my life correctly
told. " ' . . .
A series of experiments ! with quick flro
guns has boon made at Canel's great iuctory
at Havro In the presence of' ' French ofllcors.
a Russian commission headed by Colonel
Sunatsky and the Danish general , Li min
imum , in nn Interview , General Llnnomann
said that a large gun was.'tired nine times in
forty-live seconds , while another of heavier
calibre was discharged Boron times In fifty-
four seconds. The resultsoftho ! experiments ,
no added , Justified tbrt belief that French
factories can successfully compete with any
ordnance factories In the world.
1IIK IVKA TJIKHfO U KC.l S T.
For Omaha and Hcpilly Fur ( ;
cooler. '
J'or ffeliratlM LIuM rains ; northerly
cooler.
Fur /oica ffalin ; trfutfo fhlftlmj te north-
uwterlu ; ctililer Jfiiml iiiljil | / ,
/ 'or Smith Diikotn deatrnUucifr ; northerly
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All Preparnt oiw Cqiunlotocl.
NKW VOIIK , April' 12. Arrangements for
the forthcoming annual convention of the re
publican league of tno 'United States at Cin
cinnati April SI hjft'o been completed. The
convention will bo/tho / largest ono In the his
tory of the league. Over a thousand dele
gates are expected to bo present. Among the
speakers invited are Blaine , Deraw | , Spooner ,
ex-Senator Allison , General Alger , ex-Gov
ernor Forukor , John M. Laugsion , Major
McKlnloy aud ox-Speaker Heed.
ELAINE'S ' ANSWER TO ITALY ,
Expected to Bo Given Out Just Before tba
President's ' .Daparturo.
IT WILL BE AN AMERICAN DOCUMENT ,
An Interesting Question Ilroun'it ' Up
liy the I'lilluro of the ICvy-
stone National Itnnk of
rhtlmlclpliin.
WASHINGTON' Bi'nnu ) Tun Br.n , )
Mil FouiiTr.r.xTii STiiiinr. >
WASHINGTON' , I ) . C. , April 13. )
The answer of this government to the do-
m.inds of Italy for u statement Of the manner
in which wo propose to treat the killing of
the Italian murderers at Now Orleans Is ex
pected to appear Just before the president
leaves for the south nnd west on Tuesday.
The Italian government has evinced an Irri
table spirit of hnsto , but the representatives
of our government have taken llmo to secure
sufficient facts to enable them to proceed In
telligently nnd upon a basis of Justice.
No four has been entertained that Italy
would precipitate war , and yet the fooling
of security upon the part of our representa
tives has not dictated undiio procrastination.
It is safe to predict that the answer of Secretary -
rotary Blaine , which is being prepared under
the personal direction of the president , will
evidence no disposition to improperly incul
pate Americans or the state government ,
while at the same time It will firmly adhere
to the lines of fairness which Is duo every
nationality. It is anticipated that some evi
dence will bo given of President Harrison's
Americanism In the letter , which is nbout
ready for promulgation In respect to tlio de
mands of Italy. If any evidence o *
the unity or notion nnd coincident
impulse existing between the president nnd
his secretary of stuto was needed , It has
been demonstrated in the manner In which
they have worked together In tno Now Or
leans Incident , and they will glvo more evi
dence yet ot their determination to protect
American interests the same In ono section of
our country as another.
AX INTiiliSTlXG : : QUESTION.
An interesting question has como to the at
tention to the comptroller of the currency
through the recent failure of the Keystone
National bank of Philadelphia. Several
merchants of that city who were depositors
In the bank had loft notes for collection
which foil duo nbout the time of the suspen
sion of the bunk. Some of those notes were
paid on the day of the failure , and others a
day or two after. The question which agi
tates the Phlladelphluns Is whether notes so
paid , which were not discounted , but simply
left for collection , nro to bo turned over to
them or converted Into the general fund of
the bunk.
Compsroller Lncoy declines to answer the
question in advance of the appointment of a
' eceivor. but says in n general way that
notes loft for collection with n fulled bank
and collected nftor the failure , are still the
property of the payee If paid after the sus
pension , and that in such cases ttio receiver ,
when appointed , will bo directed to pay the
proceeds to the owner of the note ut the time
it was loft for collection.
A UCMOCHITIO SCIIKMK.
If.any.thlng wasneeded , to positively con
firm the belief that the political wing of the
farmers' alliance is being , und Is to bo con
trolled in the north und west by democratic
agents , It came today in the statement of the
president of the alliance In the published
predict ton-horo that G rover Cleveland will bo
the democratic nominee , nnd nlso the dis
connected announcement that Representative
Wilson of West Virginia , chairman of the
executive committee of the national associ
ation of democratic clubs , will tomorrow
start upon n trip to the Pacific
coast nnd the northwest for the ostensible
purpose of organizing campaign clubs and
raising organization funds. Ho will go as n
free democratic ugent , representing the na
tional jirgunlzntlon , to designate agents to
work among the farmers with n view to con
trolling their organization and having it put
n candidate in the field for the presidency
next year. The consuming fear of the demo
cratic national committee nnd the leading
men in the puny is that the alliance , In
recognition of the services the last
congress rendered the farmers and that
which the present administration Is per
forming , will not put an Independent
prcsldnntinl candidate in the field. Mr.
Cleveland Is moving everything in sight to
prod up the fanners in the western states ,
especially Nebraska , Kansas , Iowa , the Da-
kolas and Minnesota , to.demund nn alliance
presidential nominee. The democrats are
sending Mr. Wilson wast to manipulate the
alliance the sr.mo as they controlled the pro
hibition party lust year , In the Interests of
democratic candidates for congress and state
oftlces.
WjOIlKIN'O FOH A JIlnOESIIII' .
Ex-Senntor Gil Pierce and "Tom" Lowrlo ,
of Minneapolis , who dined with the presi
dent last night and nro laboring for the np-
poiutnient of General Snnford of Minneapo
lis to the Minnesota United States judgeship ,
and who bollovo that their wishes will be
gratified when the supreme court appoint
ments nro mndo next winter , have discovered
a reluctance on the part of the president and
Attorney General Miller to stnto exactly
what Is in their minds as to
the general principles which will gov
ern these appointments nnd also the
land court , but they have como to the con
clusion that the best material In the country
will bo chosen nnd that as n rule circuit
judges will como from the districts and men
of experience on the bench will bo preferred
for the districts.
Attorney General Miller , when requested
by n reporter for a list of applicants for the
land court dofcllned to make"them known , for
tno reason that many names are being used
without the knowledge of their owners , and
only confusion and embarrassment could
como from u public discussion of tbo men.
The attorney general Is showing himself an
excellent render of human nature , as also the
president , and those who will bo called to
the dozen or more Judicial positions during
the next nine months will bo men of un
doubted ability and integrity. Tbo land
court Judges arc expected to bo named very
soon after the president returns from the
west in May.
TO FEEI. THE rUIIMG J'UI.SE.
Colonel Elliott F. Shepard , the editor of'
the New Vork Mail and Express , lias n new
idea In Journallstr. Ho is going Ui Kond bis
Washington correspondent ahead of the
president through the south and west to
learn thn sentiment nnd feeling towards
President Harrison , and Bound the field for
18'JJ. ' Mr. John S. Shnvor , Ins Washington
correspondent , leaves tomorrow to go over
the &amo ground the president covers , nnd it
is going to bo a race over the continent and
bacK between the Mull nnd Express and tlio
president. Mr. Shriver goes by regular
trains and specials If necessary , and Intends
to keep ahead of the presidential special nil
across the continent nnd trick again , The
trip covers 9,000 miles , nnd Is big Journal
istic undertaking. Mr. Shriver says lie will
accomplish the Job or never return to Wash
ington.
ington.Sill
Sill JOHN' TOOLS HIM COXST1TUEXTS.
Since the sudden and somewhat abrupt de
parture of the Canadian commissioners from
Washington the other day facts naVu come to
light which show not only that the visitors
were not disappointed and snubbed , as Inti
mated in Eomo quarters , but that they were
fully ns successful In their mUsliui ns they
expected to bo when they camo. The Cana
dian parliament meets within n few months ,
and the recent elections hnvo shown the
leaders of the party In power that
the friendly sentiment towards the United
States U rapidly growing In the Dominion.
In order to appear to plucato this sentiment
and to win supporters to his own "hatred for
the United States" standard Sir John MacDonald -
Donald conceived the brilliant Idea of making
a show at negotiation with thu United States.
Ho knew , did this wily old fox , that ho wa *
not likely to moot with enough success to en-
ngcr his own policy. Sir C'hnrles Tuppcr
< , s sent here In n hurry. Sir Charles did
i. stay long , but hurried back to Ottawa
* ' reported that there was n glimmer of
' . A hasty out-
? Ight for the plans.
"j . wns prcpAroil for publication , nnd
i f ommlsslonon ? . hnvlnp violated all dli > lo-
\ " . precedent by publishing their demands
1. - . 'HIICO of their presentation. They came
lit " Mme when the department of state was
u\ \ ho eyes In othi'r business , when those
se\ ? y himself was confined to his homo
by ess nnd the president on the eve of de
parture for a long Journey. Thov never ox-
I > ccted to negotiate a treatv , nnd never
wanted to. They had a political move to
mako. They think they have made It. Sir
John MncDonald will try to throw dust In the
eyes of his peopleby nnnouni'lng tbo failure
of the United States to enter Into negotiations ,
nnd If tliov uru ns big fools as tie takes them
for they will believe that Mr. Blaine anil
the president nro opposed to Canadian reci
procity.
OOOD rArsi : ran KF.KMKO r.i.vTKD.
Not only the secretary of agriculture but
every member of the o'fllclul family of the
president is highly elated over the manner In
whlchtlioiiulhoritiesoftho German omplro
hnvo accepted the new meat Inspection law.
For many years now American meats hnvo
been barred from Germany because of the
alleged prevalence ot trii'hlnaVmong the hogs
of the western farms. Of course this was
only the excuse for the discrimination prac
ticed against American hog products.
The embargo was In reality a measure
of protection for the German stock
raiser , but as the working people
who nro thoconsumors had to lm satisfied for
the higher cost of bacon , pork and lard the
fnlso accusation wns made that the American
meats wore not only unhealthy , but posi
tively dangerous to' life , Ono utter tlio
other our ministers to Germany during the
past ten years has tried to Induce the raising
of the embargo , but nil without ofTect , until
the passngo of the meat Inspection bill by the
lust congress. As soon us this mcnsuro hud
received the approval of the president the
secretary or ngrictilturo took the
necessary steps towards enforcing
its provisions , but ho first secured
of Secretary
cured the co-operation
tary Blaino. Minister Phelps was formally
notified of the action of congress nud of the
intentions of the department of agriculture
with reference to tlio law , und ho wns further
Instructed to inform the Imperial secretary of
stuto for homo affairs that this country was
about to take every necessary precaution to
Insure the thorough benlthfiilncss of our pot
hog products. Mr. Pheliw is u diplomat. Ilo.
porlormt'd tlio duty required of him well , and
ut the same time ho gave the Gorman authori
ties to fully understand what the result
would ho If the unjust embargo was to bo
continued. It would mean nn embargo In
Iho ports of the United States against SK- )
, ' -10,000,000 worth of Gorman goods
every year , and the hint was effective. It Is
behoved that the opening up of German mar
kets to American hog products will furnish
a steady market to many million dollars
worth of the products of tbo western farms
nnd will consequently enhance the market
value ot pork and serve to maintain a steadier
price throughout the year.
WASIIIXOTON'8 I'ltllSS CI.U1I.
For the past flvo years Washington has
been without a press club. Somehow or
other every attempt which has been mndo in
the past to bring the newspaper writers of
the capital together in u social organization
huvo been without avail. Clubs have been
organized with u score of members nnd after
u precarious existence ot a few months they
have died thu death of iho nonimrlel news
paper in the small pica town. During the
month of December lust another serious
effort was made to organize u club. After
some preliminary attempts to got ttio men
who write together a start was finally mudo.
Ofllcers and u board of governors were elect
ed and tha governors looked nrntina for
suitable quarters. It took some time to
find the proper place , ana longer to
secure It when found , but last month success
wus achieved , und last week the final pay
ment wns made on the outfit , which gives tha
National capital press club the finest
quurtcrs ana tbo best outfit of miy news
paper organization in the country. The
rooms tire convenient to "tho row , " being
located on Pennsylvania avenue , near Four
teenth street , mm although tbo club is but , an
infant , It has already mndo itself fait among
the public men still In Washington. Scarcely
a senator or member of the house remains In
town who has not been a guest of the mem-
bora , nnd during the coming session of con
gress it promise's to lie ono of the most popu
lar places in tlio ci'.y in whicti to look up a
newspaper correspondent when the member
of congress wants to bo begged to express his
views und opinions upon some Important sub
ject. The membership numbers more than
and the correspondents
ono hundred and fifty ,
ents who are not charter members are send
ing in their names for election to membership
at the rate of several a day.
MISCM.I.AXKOIW.
Miss Cynthia E. Cleveland , formerly of
South Dakota , has been con fined to her
rooms during the past week on account of
poor health. She announces tl.at she will bo
unable to return her visits this season.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Hattlo E. Rogers of Iowa and Rev. J. Benja
min Clayton of Washington at the First
Baptist church this weok.
Mrs. Senator Sanders of Montana , who has
been lying very 111 at the Elsmero , is now
convalescing. It will be at least a month be
fore she is out.
Puuuy S. HEATH.
MA AST It'KKti'S JIUSIXES8.
What Clearing Honsu HcportH Show
for thu Volume or Trade.
BOJTOX , Mass. , April 13. [ Spanlal Tele
gram to TUB Ben. ] The following tublecom
piled from dispatches from tlio managers of
the clearing houses o the citlo * named , shews
the gross exchanges fur last week , with Mtos
percent of increase or decrease , n against the
similar amounts for the corrujpondlng week
In 1690 :
AN OIAIItt CATHOLIC EPOCH ,
Marked by the Ascension of Bishop Scan-
neil to the Episcopal Throuo.
IMPOSING INSTALLATION CEREMONIES ,
liiHitrlii | ( ; Mnslo mill Uovercntlal Pro
C ( ! SOIIH ( Jlopjiymoii Who Partlc-
Ipntpil Atl tresses of t'lo ltlsu ! > i
bkotoh of the Now Potentate.
lit. Ilev. II. Scnnnoll , late bishop of Con-
cordla , Kan. , was formally Installed bishop
of Omuhn yesterday morning at St. Phllo-
mcna'h cathedral on Mlnth street near liar * .
noy. The edltleo was crowdeil and hundreds
of people , who eagerly desired admission ,
were un.tblo to ndvanco beyond the outer
walls. Some of theso. however , witnessed
tlio exercises through the open windows on
both sides of the church ,
The clergy aHsemblod In the pastoral real- > jfl
dcneo adjoining the cathedral , nnd at 100 : ! ! n. > 'l
in. marched In procession to the odlllco in the
following order : Cross-bearer , acolytes with
lighted tapers , censor bonror , nsperges , visit
ing clergy , Bishop Cosgrove of Davenport ,
In. , attended by Uov. P. F. McCarthy , and
finally Bishop Scnnnoll , wearing mltro , bearIng -
Ing his crosier and wearing the regulation
cope , heavily orimmontod with bullion. As
tlio procession entered the building the organ
and orchestra played the Inspiring march by
Gounod , composed In honor of 1'opo Pius IX.
The clergy circled round the sanctuary ,
while tlio bishop to bo Installed as
cended the episcopal throno. A
few pr.iyors were then read in Hntln by ' I
Vicar General Choku , after which Uov. A. M. M
Coluneri , secretary to the late Bishop O'Con
nor , rend tbo pupal hull appointing Bishop
Seannell to the dloeoso of Omaha , , w
The clergy then , In turn , filed past the ' ,
throne , saluted the bishop and then dropped > (
on one knee , nt the same time kissing the [ * < .
episcopal ring , whle.li the bishop wore on the J\ \
third linger of the right hniuU V
The bishop then descended the throne and \i
ascended the steps of the nltur nnd in Latin
proclaimed an Indulgence of forty days to. bo
gained in the usual manner. The proclama-
lion was afterwards road in English by
Father Carroll of St. Cecelia's church.
Thn clergy nnd auditors then took seats
and Bishop Seannell spoke as follows :
The respniiNihlllty of the bishop Is u great
leMHinilhlllty. It Is hln duty to advise , direct
and uncoilriiKo hltpeoplu In religions mutters !
to forrM'o dtmucrs und provide for I hem.
Much ot this , It Is truu. he must , iueinllHh > | )
through the clergy , because they have tin-
nu > illiti : > access to thu people to Instruct and
dtivct them In confession , to visit thoni In
their house- ; ; and , when the eli-rjiy are loyal
to tbo authority of tlio church and solicitous
for tbu uood of the faith , then iho responsi
bility of the bishop Is made liiihl Indeed.
The ppop'.o must also co-nporuto In sharing
this responsibility. They nro oxliueteil to lie
faithful lo their pustor ami manliest , by their
woi-ks that they nro giving u peed u.vainiilu to
the public. Toduy this dutv ( Involves upon
the ladles , Kvory day ladles ; ire Inking a
_ , _ . . . . yl
once In rellvlous mutters mill In no country In f I
the world huvo Indies us great opportunities [ I
as right in this country , and thorn ( s no conn- I
try better pri'pui-ed.hceuimo they ure becoming
ovnry d > mom tntullltti'iit. mid therefore
gaining moru Inlluenue. You must take your
part In this ( .rout work. You must ho lutolll-
u'unt Uitholles. Illlnd fultb In lawful mutters
Is very uood , lint the f .Kb wo need Is nn Intel
ligent fultb that In established on certainties ,
thnt will enable you to show to non-Catholics
that your rtill lon Is not a superstition , but
has u strong foundation In reason nn well us
in faith. lint even that IH not sulllolcnt. You
must. ( loFoniuihlnK to make the doctrines ot
our holy church aecoulublu to lliooo who urd
outside of the fold. " 1 sptfiiu the truth to
" I ord "why do not )
you , said our < , you
believe ? " It wus not because Ho did not
present It In u clear manner , but beeauso
they found It untmlutablo und because they
found those doelrlncs unpleasant. . So It la
with the Kreut mm-C/atholle public. You may
show them that your faith Is reasonable ; Is
founded on revelation , but if you do not
touch their hearts you will labor In vain. The
dOL'trlnt'S of religion rest upon fnlth. but nd
matter how well founded that faith maybe
you will not Kt't any ono to nccept thatiloo-
trlnn which rests on fnlth alone so long us the
doctrine Is iiiipleaHiint and ( Iocs violence to
their worldly passions. Yon must appeal to
the hearts of the jieoplo and sliow by your
virtues that , the inltn that you have IK ono
thnt tumbles these who helluvo In It to per
form such virtuous acts. Yon must show by
your olio ili'tiL'o and.butiilllty and the super
natural virtues that adorn the Christian ,
character thnt your religion Is divine. I ex
pect you , as well us the clergy , to share the
lesponslblllty that bus been conferred upon.
moIn the very beginning I moot with u serious
difficulty , beeanso 1 succeed to ono who pos
sessed many ( lifts und was adorned with
vlituos and hud u business capacity to which
1 can lay no claim. Hut I can try oven ut U
distance to Imitate him. I will iisk you to
pray for these whom Oed linn placed In au
thority. If It Is the duty of Christian * to pray
for those who are placed In authority In civil
n iralrs that , you may load peaceful lives , how
much more should you pray for those In au
thority In the church In order that your
oteriml IntercstH may ho safely guided.
Uulylng on your co-opora'tlon and your loy
alty and ussiht'itieoliy the grtico of uod , I
hope ( hut my administration even my mis
takes. may bo u-cd to the glory of ( ! od and 16
the salvation of Iho people that huvo been
committed to my euro.
The bishop then returned to the throne
nnd solemn pontifical high muss wus pro-
reeded with , the choir Intoning the Kyrlo of
Cimurosn's military mass with orchestral ac
companiment.
During the mass the bishop was attended
bv Virar Generals Pcrrier of Concordla ,
Kan. , Gloason of Nashville , Tnnn. , and
Choka of Omuhn.
The muss was sung in n clear v'olco by
Bishop Bonncum of Lincoln , who was as
sisted b\ the following clergy : Ilev..Wil
liam Ifelloy , assistant priest ; Uov. George
Glauber , deacon , nnd Ilov. IX W. Morlnrtv ,
sub-deacon. Ilev. C. Carroll und Uov. F.
Bruen acted ns masters of ceremonies.
A pontifical muss in the rubcrles of the
Catholic church is one of the most Imposing
of ceremonies , Its grandeur is limited only
by the resources of the sanctuary In which ft
Is celebrated. Yesterday the solemnity of
t'.io ceremony was admirably displayed
and attracted the attention of the . poctntor
from the opening to the close. The effect
was heightened by the richly decorated vest
ments of tlio colourant und assistants , and
the presence within the sanctuary of a num
ber of diocesan clergymen und from abroad ,
among whom , not including these already
named , were the following : Fathers Uulton
of Kansas City , Gill of Chicago , Lochran of
Lincoln , Glcason of Nashville , llunloy of
Poncn , Kolln of Atkinson , Mugiiu of South ,
Oinnlui , Mullcr of St. Llbori. Jungles of Mon
terey , Hayes of O'Connor ' , Stouer of Howard
county. Healoy of O'Neill ' , Wallace of
Gmtim , Lynch of Wood Uivor , Walsh of
Norfolk and O'lteilly of Albion.
The local clergy present wcro as follows i
Vicar General Cliokn , St. Weuccslaus1' ;
church ; Fathom Carroll of St. CocllU'g ,
Daxuchorof thu hospital , .locohiovicz of St.
Paul's , Barrett and Jennotto of St. Patrick's ,
McCarthy of Kt. Phllomona's , Coluuerl and
Illllmun of Holy Family , Union of Kt. Phllo-
menu's , Droltkopf of St. Jostph's , Ahorne of
St , Pulei-'s , Smith of the Sacred Heart and
Conway tjf Hi. Peter's.
Addiiig to tlio Inspiring effect was the
beautiful whlto inurblo altar which wus
handsomely decorated with flowers onA
ferns. i
At the close of mass Bishop Hcnncssy of
Wichita , Kan. , ascended the pulpit and de.
llvcrcd nn interesting address , a'part only of
which Is here :
The distinguished spirit , outside ot the pal *
of the church , In thisjour beloved country , iq
these days N that of Indllferontlsm or lutltu-
dlnarlarilsuu Men nowadays , with the light
of nineteen centuries of experience to Kuldo
thnm.uii-apt to nssiirt- without considering
thu foundation upon which they muku tbo as *
sertlon , thatono lollitlonls usKoodiiRunotberi
or that It malic * no difference whul rolluion a
tiKin nroferthcs , provided ho hu u Hood , niorau
uiirluht and .lust , man , unil thin Ulcu obtain !
very Inrgiily In our duyv. It In u modern or-
i or. If rullxloii wuro u human Institution , If
it originally came to the body of the
pi'oplo ' Hpontiincouily , -could Itnnelno A
liberty of uliok'u In the mutter ) lull , wb a
wu Uuotv uu < l rooo.-iiUo lUat religion